Inside Retail Polls: Amazon and Myer

The e-commerce giant has since released new products into the market, including Alexa and Amazon Echo, Amazon Music Unlimited as well as Fulfilment by Amazon, which allows Australian sellers to outsource their pick, pack and shipping process to Amazon logistics.

Out of 1340 respondents, 32 per cent think that it’s mainly electronics, books and smaller goods retailers that have cause for concern.

Another 32 per cent think that Amazon is another retail entrant, no different to other international players.

It will be interesting to see what happens as Amazon rolls its full suite of services across the country. According to a report from Marketplace Pulse, Amazon Australia will exceed 50,000 sellers by the end of the year – an interesting prospect for the local online and bricks-and-mortar spaces to consider.

Next poll: Is John King the right man for Myer?

For our next poll, we want to know if readers think experienced UK retail veteran John King is the right man to lead Myer out of its continued troubles in the department store sector.